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THE BEAUTY OF THE SHIP by WALT WHITMAN

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHEN, STAUNCHLY ENTERING PORT
Last Line: I ONLY SAW, AT LAST, THE BEAUTY OF THE SHIP.
Subject(s): SEA; SHIPS & SHIPPING; OCEAN;

When, staunchly entering port,
After long ventures, hauling up, worn and old,
Battered by sea and wind, torn by many a fight,
With the original sails all gone, replaced, or mended,
I only saw, at last, the beauty of the Ship.



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